Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-17

last three cars, the ones that left the
track. were filled with passengers who
had taken the train az Dedham and
the stations between there aud Forest
Hill. As soon rs the accident occur
red word was sent to the nearest sta
tion on, and from there the superin-
tendent vas notified and messengers
summoning surgical assistance were
sent out on horseback, surgeons were
at once in attendance and the injured
Passengers received prompt attention.
Upwards OF thirty passengers are
known TO have been killed and the
list of dangerously wounded il still
larger. An inspection Of the wreck
reveals the fact that the eight cars
comprising the train are jumbled into
q complete wreck. not one of the
coaches escaping almost complete de-
molition. From the location Of the
wrecked cars, IL would seem that the
first three cars passed over the bridge
safely. The structure gave way when
the fourth car was passing over it.
The i've rear cars went through TO the
roadway, landing in mass of splinters
in the street. The strain of the five
falling cars pulled the three coaches In
advance from the rails. They re-
mained on top OF the embankment,
but were pulled of their trucks and the
floor Of each was forced nearly to the
roof, while the seats were jumbled to-
gether in great confusion. The end of
the second coach was q mass Of splin-
tiers. caused by the car ahead grinding
against II when the Others went down
the embankment: The third coach
was fiattened to the ground as II II
had fallen on its trucks from q great
height, although 1t remained on the
edge Of the embabkment. The roof of
the fourth car also remained on the
embsnkment, having evidently been
shaved clean from its fastenings where
the coach went through. The next
four cars went down In q heap, the
smoker, which was on the rear of the
train, falling in the midst of the
coaches and being actually ground
into small splinters. The occupants
of the sleeper were all either killed or
injured. Two of the coaches went
clear across the roadway. landing
against stone wall that bounded
y large field at the foot OF hill.
Conductor Tilden was In the third
car which remained In top of the en-
bankment, and on the ground directly
underneath where he was standing
when killed is q pool Of blood, while
half of the debris Of that coach is spat-
tered with blood. Underneath this
coach were picked up the breast and
lungs Of human being, possibly q
portion OF the conductors body. In
only one car did the stoves upset, al
though In one instance q stove was
smashed clear through the roof OF the
car in which it had been.
The only person known to have
been an eye witness to the disaster
who was not on the train was J. II.
Lennon, a fish dealer, whose stable
was on the hill just over the bridge.
Lennon was harnessing his team when
the train came along and turned TO
see it pass. He was horror stricken
when be saw the train take its awful
plunge through the bridge. For n
moment Lennon says there was per.
feet quiet and then the cries of the in
jured were heard issuing from the
debris. Lennon with his ak released
four men, who were badly hurt, and
handed them out OF the window To
other men, who had come to the res
cue. He also handed out tue dead
bodies Of twU women, one Of whom
was nearly decapitated, and had both
srms severed from her body. During
all this time, L-unon says, the shrieks
of the wounded and the groans OF the
dying made pandemopium srou nd
him that was nothing short Of horrible.
The passengers who escaped serious
injury and were able 10 proceed, were
taken 10 the Junction ut Forest Hill,
and then forwarded to their destina-
tion 10 the city proper. By the time
the first regular passenger train from
the city had reached the scene lad. q
with anxious or curious people nothing
could be seen but the splintered and
shattered cars lying on the embsni &
meDt or In the roadway. All Of the
dead and injured had been removed
tc the morgue, hospitals, dep0ts or
residences. and the survivors had also
disappeared. The railroad officials
did all in their power 10 give informs.
tion for inquirers after news, and to
friends or relatives seeking informa
tion as to the fate Of their loved ones,